Identifier: southernitalysic00karl (find matches)
Title: Southern Italy and Sicily, with excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and Corfu : handbook for travellers
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Publisher: Leipzig : K. Baedeker London : Dulau New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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s of Palermo (p. 296j. From Marsala to Trapani the train skirts the sea-coast. To theleft is the Stagnone (see above), with the islands of San Pantaleo,Santa Maria, Isola Grande or Isola Lunga, and others. In the dis-tance are the mountainous Favignana, Levanzo, and other isletsbelonging to the ^gadian Group (see p. 329). — On the coast are extensive salt-works. There are 45 private salt-works between Marsala and Trapani; for theItalian government salt-monopoly does not extend to Sicily. The sea-water is pumped into the salt-pans, which are about 10 sq. yds. in areaand li inches deep; when the water evaporates in summer the depositedsalt is first dried in small conical heaps, then piled in mounds of about300 tons each, and finally ground by wind-mills. The annual productionis about 200,000 tons, exported chiefly to Norway, Sweden, Canada, andthe United States. 1051/2 M:. Spagnuola. Beyond (110 M.) Ragattisi the traincrosses the Birgi, the ancient Acithius. Here, in the plain of Fat-
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to Trapani. TRAPANI. 26. Route. 327 conaria, Frederick II. of Sicily routed the united French andNeapolitan armies, and took Philip of Anjou prisoner, on Dec. 1st,1299. — 112M. Marausa. — 118x\I. Paceco ; the town, founded in1609 and famed for its cucumbers and melons, lies to the right ofthe railway. The train passes extensive salt-works, in which thesalt is stored (see p. 326), and skirts the base of Monte San GiulianoCp. 329). 121 M. Tr4pani. — Hotels. Grand-Hotel, well situated on theharbour, opposite the statue of Garibaldi (PI. 8), R., L.. <fe A. B1/2, B. IV4,d^j. 21/2, D. 41/2 (both including wine), pens. 10 fr., with cafe-restaurant5Albekgo Trinackia (PI. a), Piazza del Teatro, with trattoria, R. & L. 21/2 fr.,fair; Albergo Milano (PI. b). Via Neve 21. Carriages from the station to the town, 75 c. each person. — Omnibus(in 25 min.J frnm the harbour (Piazzale Cappuccini) to the Madonna delVAnnumiata (p. 3i8), every 20 min., 10 c. — Automobile Omnibus to MonteSu

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